From: Rich on 17 Jan 2010 16:35 Why? It's possible (not proven yet) that it won't accept Leica M lenses (and others) with an adapter like the micro 4/3rds cameras do. Something about the lens mount throat diameter and the registration distance. If this is the case, it just illustrates one more company that only sees conventional customers as its potential customers.
From: David J Taylor on 18 Jan 2010 03:57 "Rich" <rander3127(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:ce683ef2-c3ec-4a24-b1e9-363f9367364b(a)r19g2000yqb.googlegroups.com... > Why? It's possible (not proven yet) that it won't accept Leica M > lenses (and others) with an adapter like the micro 4/3rds cameras do. > Something about the lens mount throat diameter and the registration > distance. If this is the case, it just illustrates one more company > that only sees conventional customers as its potential customers. Conventional customers will make the sensible choice, a Nikon or Canon DSLR, with a respectable range of lenses available. David
From: Rich on 18 Jan 2010 14:54 On Jan 18, 3:57 am, "David J Taylor" <david-tay...(a)blueyonder.delete- this-bit.and-this-part.co.uk.invalid> wrote: > "Rich" <rander3...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:ce683ef2-c3ec-4a24-b1e9-363f9367364b(a)r19g2000yqb.googlegroups.com... > > > Why? It's possible (not proven yet) that it won't accept Leica M > > lenses (and others) with an adapter like the micro 4/3rds cameras do. > > Something about the lens mount throat diameter and the registration > > distance. If this is the case, it just illustrates one more company > > that only sees conventional customers as its potential customers. > > Conventional customers will make the sensible choice, a Nikon or Canon > DSLR, with a respectable range of lenses available. > > David But, a lot of owners of Canon and Nikon have bought into micro 4/3rds as a portable second camera system. I don't think anyone is positioning these products to replace full DSLR systems, though some have jumped ship.
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